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MUSKMELON—(Continued) 
GEORGIA 47 
We produced a small stock of this 
new strain highly resistant to 
downy and powdery mildew and 
moderately resistant to aphid. We 
are placing this small production 
in extensive field trials. We have a 
larger production planned for 1954 
and should the results come up to 
our expectations we will then be 
in a position to offer a quantity. 
new variety, it is well worth a 
trial for comparison with varieties 
you are now growing. 
IMPERIAL 45 (Powdery 
Mildew Resistant) 87 Days 
Standard long distance shipper. 
Picked at full slip it will withstand 
shipping thousands of miles.’ Firm 
bright orange flesh, small seed 
cavity, sweet flavor, fine solid net, 
beautiful. 
HALE’S BEST No. 36 84 Days 
Firm, almost round, completely TROQUOIS—Resistant to 
90 Days 
HALE’S BEST, JUMBO 
HONEY ROCK 
netted. Perhaps the most beautiful Fusarium Wilt 
of all. Thick solid bright salmon 
flesh. Excellent texture and flavor. 
Small seed cavity. Good medium 
distance shipper. 
86 Days 
This local, market medium dis- 
tance shipper is the largest Hale’s 
Best. Thick, firm, bright orange 
flesh of real quality. Slightly 
ribbed rind and fine net. An attrac- 
tive melon. 
85 Days 
This is a handsome variety. The 
flesh is extremely thick, salmon 
colored. The shape is round, with 
coarse netting, slate colored back- 
ground. It is early, prolific and if 
not already acquainted with. this 
SHOON’S HARD SHELL 
This new resistant, medium size 
Bender type was developed by Dr. 
Munger of Cornell University. 
High quality, thick, deep orange 
flesh, prominent ribs, heavy net- 
ting, with thin tough rind. Ripens 
about the same time as Bender. 
The only variety on our list to 
grow on land infected with fus- 
arium wilt. 
90 Days 
This Bender-type melon is espe- 
cially valuable because of the hard’ 
shell which permits long distance 
shipping. Fruits are 614” long by 
516” through the center, covered 
with coarse netting and deeply 
ribbed: Skin yellow, flesh salmon- 
colored, sweet and of medium fine 
grain. 
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